Under the Sea

here's another piece i'm doing for the 'ol portfolio. the scbwi summer conference is coming up so i like to do some new things for it.

i don't know where the idea for the image came from. i think i was staring at a fish in an aquarium and it's little one-sided eye was staring back at me and i wondered what it must have been doing before it was put in this tank and then the fish spoke to me and said, "how is my family?" which really spooked me and then i...

o.k. i actually made that story up. i really don't know where the idea for the picture came from. although, have you ever worn a diving mask while in water and stood in a pose where half the mask was in the water and half above it and it's like you could see clearly into two worlds? i think part of that memory played into this image. i think that's why the ocean floor is shallow and so close to the surface. i also wanted to get a strip of sky across the top. and i personally like the way the little girl's hair came out. weightless, unbridled, free.

anyways.

i've posted the pencil and final image for your perusal.

Comments

[Sara Wilson Etienne]

i LOVE this soooo much. You never cease to amaze me. The strip of sky is awesome. But, mostly, I love the fish's expression. And the squid:) I <3 squid.

[Rita]

The expression on the fish's face is awesome. And the colors. And the feel. I love this!!